Tian Qing (Chinese: 田卿; pinyin: Tián Qīng; born 19 August 1986) is a Chinese badminton player specializing in doubles.

Tian Qing
田卿
Tian Qing at the 2013 French Open
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1986-08-19) 19 August 1986 (age 38)
Anhua, Yiyang, China[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Spouse
(m. 2018)
HandednessRight
CoachChen Qiqiu
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (18 August 2011)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Women's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jakarta Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 London Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wuhan Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 New Delhi Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Qingdao Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Chengdu Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Johor Bahru Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 New Delhi Mixed doubles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Richmond Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Richmond Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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Tian Qing started to practice badminton with her father Tian Jianyi who also a badminton coach in Anhua Sports School at aged 7.[2][3] In 1998, she moved to Hunan Province Sports School and in 2004, she competed at the World Junior Championships and win gold in the girls' doubles event teamed-up with Yu Yang.[4] In 2006, she joined the national team. In her early career at the national team, she was partnered with Pan Pan, and they participated in the 2009 World Championships, and 2010 Uber Cup.[5]

In 2010, she competed at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games in the mixed team and women's doubles event partnered with Zhao Yunlei, where she won two gold medals respectively.[6] At the same year, she also competed in the mixed doubles event partnered with Tao Jiaming, and they were won the titles at the China Masters and China Open.[7] She also won the women's doubles title at the Swiss Open with Yu Yang and a gold medal at the Asia Championships with Pan Pan.[8][9] In 2011, she set to teamed-up with Zhao Yunlei, and they managed to win the women's doubles title at the Malaysia and Singapore Open.[10][11] They also won silver medal at the 2011 BWF World Championships and ensure to compete at the 2012 London Olympics.[4]

 
Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei at the 2012 Summer Olympics

In London 2012, she and Zhao won the women's doubles gold after outplayed Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa in the final. Compete as the number 2 seed, they can reach the knock-uot stage after place second in the group stage lose a match to Danish pair Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl.[4][12] They also won the women's doubles title in Korea, All England, and Hong Kong Open.[13][14][15]

In 2013, she won the women's doubles title at the Malaysia Open teamed-up with Bao Yixin.[16] She also won the Singapore Open and became the runner-up at the French Open with Zhao Yunlei.[17] In 2014, she and Zhao won the Superseries Premier title at the Indonesia Open. They won the title without even having to hold a racket in the final round, following their opponent Ma Jin withdrew from the match after suffered an injury.[18] In August 2014, she and Zhao won the gold medal at the World Championships in Copenhagen after beat their compatriots Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang.[19] At the end of the 2014 BWF Superseries, they qualified to compete at the Dubai World Superseries Finals. They finally became the runner-up after lose to Japanese pair Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi in the final.[20]

In 2015, she defend her title at the Indonesia Open with different partner (Tang Jinhua).[21] She also defended her title at the Hong Kong Open and World Championships with Zhao Yunlei.[22][23] In 2016, Tian who ranked No. 3 in the world partnered with Zhao Yunlei, was not listed on the player rooster to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Their names replaced by Luo Ying and Luo Yu who are currently ranked No. 7. Zhao who plays in two sectors and the match schedule into consideration to Chinese Olympic Committee.[24][25] In September 2016, she reported her retirement in the Chinese Press.[26]

Personal life

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Tian is married to Zhang Nan in November 2018.[27]

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain   Zhao Yunlei   Mizuki Fujii
  Reika Kakiiwa
21–10, 25–23   Gold

BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
20–22, 11–21   Silver
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China   Zhao Yunlei   Chang Ye-na
  Eom Hye-won
16–21, 19–21   Bronze
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
21–19, 21–15   Gold
2015 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia   Zhao Yunlei   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
23–25, 21–8, 21–15   Gold

Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
20–22, 21–15, 21–12   Gold
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Zhao Yunlei   Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
  Greysia Polii
17–21, 21–19, 17–21   Bronze

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia   Pan Pan   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
Walkover   Bronze
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India   Pan Pan   Vivian Hoo Kah Mun
  Woon Khe Wei
21–10, 21–6   Gold
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
13–21, 10–21   Silver
2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China   Zhao Yunlei   Bao Yixin
  Zhong Qianxin
21–14, 21–15   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India   Qiu Zihan   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Kim Min-jung
22–24, 21–13, 11–21   Bronze

Summer Universiade

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand   Pan Pan   Cheng Wen-hsing
  Chien Yu-chin
9–21, 13–21   Silver
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia   Luo Yu   Jang Ye-na
  Kim So-young
25–27, 21–15, 21–23   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia   Liu Cheng   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim So-young
20–22, 14–21   Silver

World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada   Yu Yang   Feng Chen
  Pan Pan
15–3, 15–5   Gold

BWF Superseries (16 titles, 13 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[28] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[29] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 China Open   Zhang Yawen   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
21–14, 21–14   Winner
2010 Swiss Open   Yu Yang   Miyuki Maeda
  Satoko Suetsuna
21–16, 21–13   Winner
2011 Malaysia Open   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
21–12, 6–21, 21–17   Winner
2011 Korea Open   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
18–21, 21–19, 4–21   Runner-up
2011 Singapore Open   Zhao Yunlei   Ha Jung-eun
  Kim Min-jung
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2011 Denmark Open   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
20–22, 16–21   Runner-up
2011 French Open   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
24–26, 15–21   Runner-up
2011 Hong Kong Open   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
12–21, 2–14 retired   Runner-up
2012 Korea Open   Zhao Yunlei   Ha Jung-eun
  Kim Min-jung
21–18, 21–13   Winner
2012 All England Open   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
21–17, 21–12   Winner
2012 Indonesia Open   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
21–17, 9–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2012 Hong Kong Open   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
22–20, 14–21, 21–17   Winner
2013 Malaysia Open   Bao Yixin   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21–16, 21–14   Winner
2013 Singapore Open   Zhao Yunlei   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21–19, 21–16   Winner
2013 French Open   Zhao Yunlei   Bao Yixin
  Tang Jinhua
13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2014 Indonesia Open   Zhao Yunlei   Ma Jin
  Tang Yuanting
Walkover   Winner
2014 Australian Open   Zhao Yunlei   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21–15, 21–9   Winner
2014 China Open   Zhao Yunlei   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
16–21, 21–19, 20–22   Runner-up
2014 Hong Kong Open   Zhao Yunlei   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21–13, 21–13   Winner
2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Zhao Yunlei   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
17–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2015 Australian Open   Tang Jinhua   Ma Jin
  Tang Yuanting
19–21, 21–16, 20–22   Runner-up
2015 Indonesia Open   Tang Jinhua   Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
  Greysia Polii
21–11, 21–10   Winner
2015 Denmark Open   Zhao Yunlei   Jung Kyung-eun
  Shin Seung-chan
Walkover   Runner-up
2015 Hong Kong Open   Zhao Yunlei   Tang Yuanting
  Yu Yang
21–15, 21–12   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 China Masters   Tao Jiaming   Xu Chen
  Yu Yang
21–11, 21–14   Winner
2010 Japan Open   Tao Jiaming   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
19–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2010 China Open   Tao Jiaming   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
21–18, 21–17   Winner
2011 Malaysia Open   Tao Jiaming   He Hanbin
  Ma Jin
13–21, 21–13, 16–21   Runner-up
2011 Korea Open   Tao Jiaming   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
17–21, 21–13, 19–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Philippines Open   Pan Pan   Cheng Wen-hsing
  Chien Yu-chin
20–22, 14–21   Runner-up
2009 German Open   Pan Pan   Cheng Shu
  Zhao Yunlei
21–18, 13–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2010 Bitburger Open   Pan Pan   Lotte Bruil-Jonathans
  Pauline van Dooremalen
21–7, 21–10   Winner
2011 Thailand Open   Zhao Yunlei   Bao Yixin
  Cheng Shu
21–7, 21–8   Winner
2016 Thailand Masters   Zhao Yunlei   Tang Yuanting
  Yu Yang
11–21, 21–12, 23–21   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Austrian International   Pan Pan   Cheng Shu
  Zhao Yunlei
18–21, 13–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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